A student-facing tracking tool featuring concrete emoji visuals to support self-monitoring during daily transitions. Includes reflection space for students to evaluate their own performance and "Smooth Move" success.
A teacher-facing resource outlining the best practices for timing, feedback, and thread safety when developing switch-accessible games for visually impaired students.
The fully corrected Python source code for the Nancy Drew Mystery Game, featuring a robust SpeechManager class and improved transition timing for switch accessibility.
An explanation of why the original Nancy Drew mystery game code was failing to read menu options and a summary of the technical fixes required for reliable switch accessibility.
A guide for teachers providing pedagogical strategies, implementation tips, and environmental setup advice for managing student behavior. Includes an expanded observation log for tracking student progress.
Communication cards for a lanyard or desk, providing non-verbal cues for a student to express anger, request a break, or ask for help. Updated layout to fit on a single page.
An interactive sorting worksheet where students distinguish between 'Calm Choices' and 'Sad Choices' to reinforce positive behavior and self-regulation skills. All cards are neutral-colored to ensure active cognitive processing.
A printable social story book designed to help young students understand their emotions and learn alternative behaviors to aggression, such as using a calm-down corner or requesting a break.
A condensed one-page professional guide for school IEP and CST teams outlining the 5-step process for transitioning students to a less restrictive environment, optimized for single-page printing with Uncommon Schools branding.
A comprehensive teacher resource for implementing visual transition supports. Includes best practices, a 3-step signaling method, and troubleshooting tips for diverse classroom needs, with a focus on concrete visual strategies.
An instructional presentation to introduce the concept of transitions and the use of visual support cards. It features clear emoji-based representations to mimic real-life scenarios and high-impact text for student orientation.
A set of high-contrast visual support cards featuring realistic emoji representations to support concrete learners. Each card includes a clear, multi-color visual and concise instructional text to promote student independence during classroom and location changes.
A structured weekly progress tracker for students to record their 'tiny steps' and 'ignition times', encouraging self-monitoring and goal achievement.
A set of printable visual aids for student desks, including step-by-step 'Cockpit Checklists' and a visual 'Ignition Button' to support task initiation.
An engaging 5-slide presentation using a space-launch theme to teach students the '3-2-1' task initiation strategy, including examples of 'tiny steps' and an introduction to progress tracking.
A comprehensive teacher-facing guide outlining a 4-week intervention plan for improving student task initiation, featuring a SMART goal, strategy breakdowns, and implementation phases.
A writing practice worksheet for IEP students featuring word tracing, sentence completion with a word bank, and a drawing/labeling activity.